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The 3-8 Oakland Raiders take on the Cleveland Browns, for the Raiders they should see the return of Darren McFadden who has missing with a bad ankle. The question is can McFadden find enough holes in the Browns defense to take control of the game? The Browns defense has steadily improved the last couple of weeks, they were hard-hitting last week and caused a host of turnovers. The weather in Oakland is not going to be good today, the field will be muddy and the Raiders will have to rely on the running game to try to control the football game. The Browns defense is ranked 19th in the NFL in the rushing game. If McFadden can burst through the holes he could quickly give the Raiders a much-needed advantage in today’s game. The Raiders are going to have to come out and control the tempo of the game and if McFadden can run with the football the Raiders could take control of the game. One thing McFadden is going to have to do is protect the football, the Browns defense has hit hard with t...
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